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Aristolochia albida
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Aristolochia albida

Aristolochia albida

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is said to be poisonous to sheep and goats[1]

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial Climber
Growth—

A plant of the tropics, growing in areas that have a distinct dry season. The root merits further investigation into its pharmacological activity[2]. The flowers of many species in this genus form an intricate trap for pollinating insects. The insects are tempted to an area of the flower where they are unable to grip and they slide down into the utricle - downward pointing hairs prevent them climbing out[3]. The trap helps to ensure the fertilization of the flowers and the insects are eventually released[3].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Aristolochia+albida>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Revision of the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) in Africa, Madagascar and adjacent islands — Holger De Groot, Stefan Wanke and Christoph Neinhuis · 2006 ↩︎
  2. [2]The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa. — Burkil. H. M. · Royal Botanic Gardens; Kew. · 1985 - 2004 ↩︎Brief descriptions and details of the uses of over 4,000 plants. A superb, if terse, resource, it is also available electronically on the Web - see http://www.aluka.org/
  3. [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  4. [4]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  5. [5]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.